3. What is Physician Burnout?

In recent years, there has been an increase in physician burnout leading to depression, reduced productivity, low patient satisfaction, among others. 

In this episode, I will share the burnout basics from 10 years of experience as a physician burnout coach, training over 40,000 physicians.  We dive deep into the three cardinal symptoms of burnout, the difference between the way men and women experience it, and how to approach a colleague who is struggling.

“Change your actions, you'll change your results.  New actions give you new results.”

- Dr. Dike Drummond

Highlights:

• (01:47) What is physician burnout?
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• (02:36) Symptom One:  Exhaustion
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• (03:08) Symptom Two: Cynical and sarcastic
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• (05:12) The patient comes first:  Turning the off switch button
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• (06:13) Symptom Three:  What’s the use?
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• (06:46) The gender-based difference in physician burnout
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• (09:39) How to reach out to a colleague in distress

Resources Mentioned:

Christina Maslach: https://maslach.socialpsychology.org/

Watch this episode:

Youtube: https://youtu.be/tkyE-_ZYdT4

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